Self-throttling valve



J. J. DELANY ET AL SELF-THROTTLING VALVE May 19, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 4, 1949 s L WW/J/ mg M mu m mf w 2 1 WM J5 y 9, 1953 J. J. DELANY ET AL 2,638,929

SELF-THROTTLING VALVE Filed June 4, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TORS JOHN J DEL 4N v ow1/v 0. 5415 1 /5 BY Maw Patented May 19, 1953 y UNIT-ED STATES PAT-LE OFFI 23638329, SELF-TIROTTLING"VALVE.

John .L-Delany-and Edwin Cn BatiseLsNew York, N. Y... assignors to De an Res n: astrat on.

New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application. June 4, 1949, Serial No. 97,256

2 Claims. (01. lei-712;)

This invention relates to a valve. which is con Fig. 5 .is .a fragmentary horizontal sectional structedand arranged for effectively Silencing the. view. takenapnroxima elv Q1; line. 5, -5 1. Fig.1 flow of liquid therethrough. Fig, 6 is, a, vertical SfifltiQnal view. illustrating. a

The invention comprehends a valve which is modified format Sleeve.- adapted to be set at an optimum position for any 5 Referring to the drawings by characters frefnormal range of pressure and volume and which erence, .the,,,inventio n is illustrated in its applicas is self-throttling to provide a passageway varying tion'to a. throttling valve J il connected with a inrelation to the pressure of the liquid, flushvalve l l for regulating the how of flushing Another objectof the invention is to provide a water" within normal range. Qt pressure and vol-. valve having aresilient valve element which is 10 umetand for producing asilent flQWDf the, water adapted to flex with the pressure of the liquid to andasilent shutting off ithe now. This throtprogressively enlarge the passageway to thereby tling action iseiffeoted byavarying passageway reduce the velocity of the liquid and which valve which. automatically. enlargesas the pressure in.- element returns to normal position when the creases and h gradually return to normal as pressure within the valve builds up to the line the pressure Within the valve. approaches a static pressure so as to automatically reduce the cir oonditiom g I cumferential area at the throat and thereby pro- Thevelve-Hl cons sts of a easing lghaving an vide-for the-silent flow of the liquid and silent inlet l3; anda lateral utlet illconnected with the shut ofi' of the valve. inlet l5 .otthe flus valve H. The inlet 13 it Another object of the invention is to provide a adapted to be connected with a water supp y lin valve having a resilient valve element whichflexes forfillplllym Water to the hush valve. The ca sso as to reverse the direction of flow of the liquid ingjz isigrmed with a peripheral wall It ior ned through the throat between the valve seat and the inte rally therewith and projecting inwardly in body ofthe valve. axial ali lll fillih ith theinlet 5 and Wi h Still another object of the invention-is to proannular recetS W s rroun ng Said p ripheral.

vide a valve having a valve element formed with wall and disposed between, said wall and the a resilient skirt disposed in spaced surrounding casing.

relation with the peripheral wall defining the 'Ih. Peripheral Wall l6 forms a passageway for opening through the valve seat and which skirt the .waterand avalveseat for a valve element It flexes with the pressure to vary the areaof flow M arranged in axial alignment therewith and disof the liquid adjacent the valve seat. posed on the reduced lower end I 9 of a valve stern Another object of the invention is to provide a 0 thr dei yengeged in a a 2! r v b y throttling valve for throttling the supply of water secured in. the casing. Thevalve stem g0 pro-1 leading to a flush valve which latter valve is oontrodes. through the head 21! and is formed with a structed and arranged for producing a back pres- M e r 2 i the outer end thereof adapted forresure below the diaphragm during closing move- 'ceiving a tool for adjusting the valve element It! ment thereof to provide a silent closing valve toward d ay onithe pe p l ll It.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, The head is formed with an enlarged recess in reference is now made to the following specificawhich a packing ring 23 is arranged in surroundtion and accompanying drawings in which the ns" relation with'thevaive stem and S cu ed in preferred embodiment of the invention is illusposition therein by a nut 24 threadedly engaged in trated. said'recessa 1 In the drawings: In, orderto au omatically Vary the passageway Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a throttling etweenthe-neriphera1 .wall L6 as and the valve valve constructed in accordance with'the lnven- H element!!! in relation t9. thepressura thevalve. tion and illustrating the same in association with lemen 1 fit fihiiill dfif tfifix blfi- 3 51 1 111 a flush. valve. terifil i5 lllfid W. .3 .q-fi flli ll S ill 3.5

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional whlchi oi areer t? d a ter QIXSiZe than view taken approximately on line 2--Z of Fig. l 3116 r al e r or 38 of the peripheral Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View wall it. The skirt is concentric with the peor the throttling valve showing the skirt .of the 591 iphera-i wants and is dispos d i surrounding valve element outwardly flexed to enlarge the spaced relation therewith so as to provide an passageway or throat. annnlanp'assageway or throat 26 'therebetween Fig 4 a fragmentary vertical t-4 m View for reversing the-direction or how of the water; of 'the throttling valve illustrating a modifi d which after nazSSing' Ltov/ar ly through the pasform of valve element. e se-way we.v endimon s rik ing the under side of the valve element l8 and the depending skirt 25 is deflected downwardly and through said annular passageway or throat 26 and thence outwardly and upwardly between the valve element 18 and the wall of the casing.

The skirt 25 is adapted to flex outwardly as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings so as to enlarge the annular passageway or throat 25 when the flush valve II is opened to permit of the flow of the water therethrough. The outward flexing of the skirt is in relation to the pressure at the inlet l3 which is in excess of the pressure in the outlet [4 to thereby increase the crosssectional area of the passageway or throat 26 and decrease the velocity of the water whereby the noise incident to high velocity and pressure is minimized.

As the flush valve H closes, the pressure in the outlet [4 of the throttling valve In gradually increases and with the increase of pressure therein, the skirt 25 gradually returns from the flexed position shown in Fig. 3 toward the normal position shown in Fig. 1 and when the flush valve H is closed, the pressure in the outlet l4 of the throttling valve 10 will equal the pressure in the inlet 53 thereof whereby the skirt 25 will return to the normal position shown in Fig. 1. This results in a gradual decrease of the cross-sectional area of the passageway or throat 25 so as to produce silent flow of the water during closing of the flush valve H and silent shut oil of the water when the flush valve ll closes.

In order to provide for the required flexing of the skirt 25, the upper portion 21 of the valve element H3 is reduced in cross-sectional diameter or size and an annular top wall 28 is provided above the skirt 25 which extends outwardly at the base of said reduced portion at an angle of approximately 30 degrees therewith, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The reduced upper portion 21 of the valve element I8 is Provided with a thin apertured metallic plate 29 embedded therein with the aperture disposed in surrounding fitted engagement with the reduced end I9 of the valve stem 20. This reinforces the upper reduced portion of the valve element so as to hold the valve elementin position thereon and prevents distortion of the body of the valve element while permitting of the'flexing of the skirt 25 with the pressure.

Instead of the angulated top wall 28 between .the reduced upper portion 21 and the outer face of the skirt 25 of said valve element, the same may be formed as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings in which a valve element 3!! is provided with a depending skirt 3| narrowly connected therewith by a thin horizontally extending annular wall 32. In this form also the reduced upper portion 33 of the valve element an is provided with an apertured metallic plate 34 embedded therein in surrounding relation with the reduced end 19 of the valve stem 20. The valve element 3 is also formed of flexible resilient material and constructed in this manner the skirt 3! flexes with the pressure similar tothe valve element is in the previously described form.

The flush valve I includes a valve body 31 having the inlet opening l and an outlet opening 38 which is threaded for receiving a pipe for connecting the water discharged through the flush valve to the flush bowl. Intermediate the inlet and outlet openings the casing is formed with a threaded opening 39 in which'a tubular sleeve 4!) is removably secured and exten s pwardly therefrom with the rim thereof defining a valve seat.

A flexible diaphragm 4| is mounted within the casing above the tubular sleeve 40 and has its marginal edge secured between the body of the casing and a removable cap 42. The diaphragm 41 is formed with a central opening 43 in which an outlet tube or bushing 44 is fitted and extends upwardly therefrom with the flanged upper end 45 projecting into overlying relation with a head 46 affixed to the upper face of the diaphragm 4| and to the bushing 44 by a retaining nut 41 threadedly engaged on the lower end of the bushing 44 and tightened against the under side of the diaphragm 4|. A rockable valve element 49 having a depending actuator stem 59 protruding through the bushing 44 and the tubular sleeve 4!] is provided with a depending annular rim 5! adapted to engage the upper face of the head 46 to close the passageway through the bushing 44 and tubular sleeve 40. In this type of flush valve the actuator stem en is disposed adjacent the inner end of an actuator rod 52 mounted in the casing for rocking movement and having a handle 53 for manipulating the same to tilt or rock the valve element 49 to thereby permit of the discharge of water from the chamber 54 above the diaphragm 4| whereby the diaphragm will be moved upwardly from its seat by the pressure of the water in the inlet 15 so that the water will flow from the inlet through the tubular sleeve .5 and through the outlet 38.

In order to reduce the velocity and pressure of the water flowing through the flush valve particularly during the closing movement of the diaphragm 4] to seated engagement on the tubular sleeve 40, a tubular guide 55 having an interiorly threaded upper end is secured to the depending lower end of the outlet tube or bushing 54 with the lower end of the guide located in spaced relation with the upper annular face of an internal flange 56 when the diaphragm 41 is in seated engagement on the rim of the tubular sleeve 40. The internal flange 56 is formed integrally with and extends inwardly from the inner periphery of the tubular sleeve 40. The guide 55 is formed with annular upper and lower end portions 51- and 58 and intermediate said end portions the guide is of square formation in crosssectional configuration as indicated at 60 in Fig. 5 of the drawings and with beveled edges 6! between the side faces thereof which loosely fit the inner periphery of the tubular sleeve 40. The internal flange 56 is formed with a beveled annular upper face portion 62 extending downwardly from the inner peripheral wall of the tubular sleeve 40 and with an annular horizontal face portion 63 extending from the inner periphery of the said flange to the said beveled face 62. The annular lower end portion 58 of the guide 55 is disposed above and in axial alignment with the horizontal face portion 63 of said flange 56.

Instead of the tubular sleeve Mi, a tubular sleeve 65 may be employed which is adapted to be threadedly secured in the opening 39 in the valve body and which is provided with an internal flange .56 extending inwardly from the inner periphery of said tubular sleeve. The internal flange 65 is formed with an annular horizontal upper face 6'! which is disposed in axial alignment with the lower annular end portion 58 of the guide 55. The upper annular portion 51 of the guide 55 and the inner periphery of the tubular sleeve 40 adjacent the seat thereof forms an annular passageway for the water which is relatively larger than the passageway between the inner periphery of said tubular sleeve and the intermediate portion 60 of square formation in cross-sectional configuration of said guide. The lower annular end portion 58 of said guide and the inner periphery of the tubular sleeve 40 also forms a passageway which is relatively larger than the passageway between the inner periphery of the tubular sleeve 40 and the intermediate portion 60 of square formation in cross-sectional configuration of said guide.

When the handle 53 is manipulated to tilt the valve element 49 to thereby permit of the discharge of water from the chamber 54, the diaphragm is raised by the pressure of the water in the inlet I5 and the flow thereof through the flush valve is controlled by the difierential of area of the passageway surrounding the upper annular end portion 51 and the passagewaysurrounding the intermediate portion 60 thereof. As the diaphragm approaches its seat On the upper end of the tubular sleeve 40 the lower annular end portion 58 of the guide approaches the internal flange 56 to thereby reduce the passageway therebetween so as to build up a back pressure retardin the flow of water in the chamber at the upper end of the guide. This back pressure and the reduction in the velocity of the water at the upper end of the guide eliminates the squealing noise usually caused by the diaphragm as it approaches its seat. The horizontal formation of the upper surface of the internal flang 56 directs the water radially inward causing turbulence which reduces the velocity thereof so as to eliminate any close ofi noise in the flush valve.

The throttling valve I 0 and flush valve I I provide a combination which is automatic in operation to decrease the velocity of the water and thus reduce the noise of flow which is incident to high velocity. The throttling valve I0 function to gradually reduce the size of the passageway or throat as the pressure in the inlet and outlet sides thereof approaches a static condition during close of]? movement of the flush valve I I to thereby eliminate noise in the flow of water through the throttling valve, while the formation of the tubular sleeve and the guide 55 in the flush valve functions to eliminate the squealing noise in the water during closing movement of the diaphragm.

It is to be understood that the passageway within the peripheral wall I6 is relatively larger in cross-sectional area than the passageway surrounding the guide 55 and that the latter passageway is relatively larger in cross-sectional area than the passageway within the internal flange 56. This progressive reduction in cross-sectional area provides a sustained back pressure in the throttling and flush valves which is required in order that the skirt in the throttling valve I0 and the combination of the tubular sleeve 40 and tubular guide 55 operate as hereinbefore set forth to eliminate the noise of the water flowing therethrough and during the closing movement of the diaphragm of the flush valve.

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic throttling valve including a casing having a chamber therein and inlet and outlet openings and a peripheral wall surrounding the inlet opening and extending into and terminating in said chamber, a valve element carried by said casing and having an inner end adapted to be disposed in narrowly spaced relation to the inner end of said peripheral wall to provide a narrow passageway therebetween, said valve element having a flexible resilient skirt extending from said inner end into surrounding spaced relation to the end of said peripheral wall, and said peripheral skirt flexing outwardly by the pressure of the flow of the liquid thereagainst and gradually returning to unflexed surrounding relation with said peripheral Wall with the reduction of flow of the liquid through the valve to thereby minimize noise with the reduction of flow.

2. An automatic throttling valve including a casing having a chamber therein and inlet and outlet openings and a peripheral wall surrounding the inlet opening and extending into and terminating in said chamber, a valve element carried by said casing and having an inner end adapted tobe disposed in narrowly spaced relation to the inner end of said peripheral wall to provide a narrow passageway therebetween, said valve element having a flexible resilient skirt narrowly connected with the inner end of said valve element continuously about the periphery thereof and extending from said inner end into surrounding spaced relation to the end of said peripheral wall, and said peripheral skirt flexing outwardly by the pressure of the flow of the liquid thereagainst and gradually returning to unflexed surrounding relation with said peripheral wall with the reduction of flow of the liquid through the valve to thereby minimize noise with the reduction of flow.

JOHN J. DELANY. EDWIN C. BAISEL.

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